Aliens have been experimenting on humans for years. Its practically our Universal Past Time. We’ve been trying to use your species to build the perfect species.

And we never get it right. I don’t know why.

The common thought among aliens is that humans are just far too inferior.

But I figured it out!

You take the mother of a pro bowl NFL player and wait for her to have another baby.

And then – WOW – a fullback is born!

This year the NFL has the little brother of two of its premier players available as a fullback. On the left side of the screen above is Derek Watt, the little brother of JJ Watt. On the right side of the screen is Glenn Gronkowski the little brother of Rob Gronkowski.

Both are going to be available in the draft and both are fullbacks.

I know what you are saying. As Miami Dolphins fans in the Joe Philbin era – you are saying….What’s a fullback?

Can you believe that some NFL teams have a guy in the backfield who’s primary job is to block?

Both Gronkowski and Watt are notable for their blocking.

At Kansas State Gronkowski played in a heavy run offense.

At Wisconsin Derek Watt opened big holes for Melvin Gordon in 2014.

Considering that the Bears did not have a fullback on their roster last season, its probably unlikely that the Dolphins change their ways and add a fullback.

But if they did…They might be able to nab one of these little brothers in the 7th round of the draft.

If the Broseph Fullbacks were an alien weapon of destruction, they would be the two headed monster of the the Xabox Moon! Lookout, they eat humans!

394 Responses to Wedge Scouting Report: Broseph Fullback

AGREE WITH YOU, Rock. Converting 3rd and short situations is a VERY IMPORTANT aspect of a winning offense. And we’ve SUCKED at that ever since Lousaka Polite was released (except for our memorable opening day win, Sept. 7, 2014, when Knowshon Moreno lead Miami to a 33-20 win over the Cheatriots.) Get us a short yardage back who also is a good pass blocker!!!
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Going to be highs in the ’70’s and lows in the 50’s for the next 5 SUNNY days in Tampa Bay. –I’ll be working again this weekend. But the convention is less than 50 miles from my house so, I’ll get to go home to Mrs. OD every night. WHOOPPEEEE!!!

3 reasons:
He is from Wisconsin
He is JJ Watt’s brother
As Madden would say; “he is a FOOTBALL player”. Gotta have a couple of those slobberknocker, blue collar, lunch pail (insert any other like cliché here) types on the team.

Unfortunately it’s not likely we get a FB here in MIA, although I would also welcome a guy who looks to put a defender on his ass in order to get that first down. It’s been too long since we had a guy like that. Then again, most of the Flag National Football League doesn’t employ the good old fullback.

Dont see the days of traditional FB’s ever coming back. You will have teams that use one, but those guys will be hybrids. New trend is using a DT or extra OL in situations where you want to mix in a power dive and id expect that trend to continue before ever reverting back to using a traditional FB. Hell it may be a position phased out in the college ranks before toolong and that would mean none to supply the NFL, part of the reason there is less use of them in the NFL is less supply from colleges.

The Fins won’t bother rostering a pure FB. I’m pretty sure of it. H-backs are part of the equation so if any of these FB you are mentioning can line up at TE; then they will have a chance to land in a Fins uni.

We have a fair amount of talent, but we have a lot of holes too. A couple of our talented players may be leaving in FA (Miller, OV), and a few of our talented players need to have better years than they did last year, like Earl Mitchell, Kenny Stills, Ja ‘Wuan James, Brent Grimes, Jamar Taylor, Billy Turner, Jamil Douglas, Walt Aikens etc. . Some have already proven they can play at a high level, but others need to prove they can do it period.

Oh, I’m not expecting him to be a barn burner, but expect him to make the routine reception. He was really bad at that last year. Stoneburner made the most out of his limited snaps while Sims really didn’t.

I think Sims is pretty much text book balanced TE. Dont know if i would call him JAG, but he isnt going to really make you stand up and notice him as well. He wont put up sick stats and in the blocking game he isnt going to make you notice how frequently he opens up running lanes. There are varying degrees of TE’s and he’s just a tweener, some offenses thats a prefect fit, for the past offense we have had, it wasnt.

Tim Knight says:
February 18, 2016 at 9:43 am
It sounds like a way to spread the money out, not an increase.
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Extending Wake will allow them to get the per year cap hit down and also give him security of guaranteed money for more years. Im not a fan of it personally unless it gets the money down a LOT.

Best i would go would be a 2 year extension so 3 years, 15 mil with 10mil guaranteed so he would get 5 this year, 5 next, and 2018 he would be good to cut with no dead money.

I think i heard something a while back about Irvin being a target, and i could see that but our biggest vulnerability is MLB, we really have no one that has manned that position well. If they do that then i would think they either attempt another round of Misi in the middle or they are going to draft a guy early to play there.

D,
If you are out there….I took a look at Ogbah vs Ole Miss… wasn’t as bad as you made it sound (that Tunsil shut him down). Ogbah actually lined up at LDE more often than RDE but OkST kept him busy in their defensive scheme moving him to both sides of the line in 4-3 formations and also as a DE in 3-4 pre-snap formations. Tunsil had a good game for sure and whipped out all the tricks (cut block, bull rush defense, inside traps, receiving TE lol). Ole Miss also cut down on OkST’s DL effectiveness by doing quick passes underneath. They also doubled off Ogbah at least on 4 occasions in the video I saw. Ogbah for his part did knock down 2 passes and pressured the QB on occassion (at least 5-6 times). Only problem was he missed on some tackles at point of attack; 1 which went for a big gain when the QB flushed the pocket.

Decent, i dont think he would be a liability. Better than Misi.
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Both have what each other doesnt…..Misi more rounded and more disciplined but Irvin has more game changing ability with his speed despite some misses.

Mean more of his coverage ability, i think Irvin is better there. Yeah you are right though that pretty much the difference i think is Irvin is going to make some mistakes that Misi might not because he plays very aggressive, i also think though we need a little more of that on our defense.

I wasnt really saying his game was bad, per say Al, he just wasnt dominant. Its not that i dont think he is a good DE, you wouldnt have someone with multiple teams kinda focused on him being a top 10 guy at the position without him being a good player, its just i dont think you can count him in the same breath as Dodd or Lawson, Bullard, etc. I wasnt refuting talent as much as the grouping into the very top teir. I see him more at the top of the second teir of the DE class this year. Again, its just how i see him and i can be just as wrong as the next guy.

Hey agree…I love Dodd as well. I was just noticing that Ole Miss had a really good game plan vs Ogbah and since the OkST O decided not to show up well you know that really sucks the life out of a defense. At least in that video I posted it looks like Ogbah is still trying deep into the 2nd half.

@NFLFilmStudy: I’ve heard Miami will be targeting Tahir Whitehead and/or Bruce Irvin in free agency if the price is right. Either would solve the SLB need

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Irvin is talented
I didn’t know Seattle was playing him at OLB instead of DE
He’s an athletic player and a former 1st round pick
You might recall a certain obsession with him by one of our old mates on the prior blog

Irvin can move

I’m a little less optimistic about whitehead
albeit he played with Suh before on a very good defense

but I don’t see him as the caliber kind of player I’m looking for

in my utopia we would spend the offseason addressing vet OGs and keeping guys
and we would add defensive players in the draft

I really think young aggressive linebackers can make an immediate impact

I really don’t care how we upgrade the team as long as we do. Using FA to upgrade the roster doesn’t necessarily mean big $$$. Some of the players we need to upgrade over should not be that difficult because we’re not replacing studs.

You have to spend anyway (NFL Mandate to spend up to a certan % of cap). What you don’t want is to sacrafice future contracts. I don’t think a 2 year rental does anything to signifcantly alter the longer term roster strategy. either way, you can still develop a draft pick behind a 2 year rental.

I think A LOT more of Nassib now than i did before Senior Bowl week. I had heard he was really slow, have poor speed rush technique and couldnt get around the outside, but during the practices that week he was blowing around the LT’s. I thought of him like a late 3rd rounder before that week i have him as a 2nd rounder now.

LB is usually a position that is easier to upgrade in FA because the position doesnt usually demand top money. A really damn good ILB is going to be 6-7mil in free agency. You will never see a Keuchkley kind of player in FA, they are not allowed to hit FA, and what Keuchkley got and Wagner too is a retarded amount lol. They are worth it, dont get me wrong but that had everybody double taking when they saw those per year averages im sure.

Tim,
Excellent write up on Wake. Agree with the writer that Wake is loyal to the goal and that changing locker rooms at this point might not fit his personality. Furthermore, that Wake’s ahead on his rehab goals is a testament to his conditioning prior to the injury and of course his work ethic to always stay in top shape.

If you can find a big RB who maybe isn’t the fastest or lacks the skills to be a feature runner but plays physical, is a willing blocker and can catch the ball some, a guy like that could be converted into a FB and also play on STs.

Al,
NASSIB fits that size ratio you see with Bengals DEs. The most impressive thing to me is his ability to get lower than the OL and can get into their chest when he’s nearly 6′-7″. He can rush from the end or as a DT. He has an incredible bull rush and has the ability to bend off the edge. Good hand use and spin moves with a very strong closing burst. Needs to continue to add strength, but love his overall game and the fact he’s self made w/ that Cam Wake work ethic.

But at RB seems the key is having a bunch of possibles. And like I said, was encouraging turning another position into at least short-yardage FB. And a lot of teams having been doing that with guys from the DL.

D,
Nassib looks underrated for sure. I’m exploring the other kind of DE that have size to disrupt passing lanes – Nassib and Branson Kaufusi of BYU (kinda reminds me of Paul Krueger)
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Yeah i definately felt the draft had a solid list of top tier DE’s before senior bowl but i was concerned with us waiting until much past second to take a guy. After Senior Bowl practices and meet and greet i had already kinda added a few more potentials for next tier and now i feel pretty comfortable that even if we wait until 3rd or even 4th we likely get a starter at that point. I still think to get an elite guy we have to get a DE with one of our first 2 picks but there is a pretty good 2nd tier group of talent there this year.

Shawn Oakman, after seeing him at Senior Bowl, both made me concerned for him in the NFL and yet he simultaneously somewhat intrigued me.

He seems to have some pretty good natural instincts and he knifes through gaps really well, seems to have some pretty good moves at the position. My real concern is he seems to have a very narrow base and his legs are more like a basketball players legs than a football player.

Very skinny, especially his calves and ankles which seems ridiculously small. He also had that kinda spindly movement to him where he dint look like he planted and got explosion so much as it seemed he floated around. You know when you see a really big dude in your mind you almost imagine when he walks he shakes the ground and goes boom boom boom. He looks like someone that could walk past you and you not hardly notice. Really weird for a dude his height.

Id be willing to take a shot on him if he falls to the 5th or lower, just because of his potential once he gains a bit of lower body weight. He plays a little tall as well.

wyoming85 says:
February 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm
I like it D!
I would take Tuerk In 5 if he were available and passes the physicals?
But I really like Drakes running style!
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Drakes is similar to Miller, they both have that homerun ability, i think Drake is a little better as a receiver, Miller is a little better as a between the tackles runner.

That rumor makes it feasible to trade back grabbing extra picks while also landing a DL, if they choose so, a little later in the first as there’s not a great deal seperating the group of 1st round DL.

LB i am sure is not a smoke screen, its obvious, and it lendgs legitimacy to the other part which could be for multiple reasons. It could be to convince Grimes to re-work his deal, it could be so that people will think we arent targeting a Cb in the draft even if we are so they wont try to trade up past us, it could be for a lot of things on the CB side. On the LB side its a “duh”.

I remember the draft Seastrunk just kept dropping and dropping lol….i was thinking the whole time “For God’s sake will someone draft the guy to bring an end to Piggy’s pain!” Scooby is Piggys favorite this year right? Say hello to round 6 Scooby 😛

I remember Chambers was never the same after that Kennedy hit. Still a much better player, but went from sure hands to inconsistent.

Chris Chambers was one of the most frustrating players for me to watch. Kind of like Terrell Buckley. He would make the most incredible circus catches and then drop the ones right in his hands. Terrell “Toast” Buckley frustrated me the same way. He would play lights out / shut down corner and then get burned for the TD. Rinse Repeat.

If you were a true multitasker you would have, because every time you were reading anything you would be simultaneously scanning for profane items. As Tim, he never misses a tit anywhere even if its obscurely hidden in web page you are not quite sure why the fuck he was searching for.

Did this one based off the rumors of extending Wake to get the cost down. I let Vernon walk in FA and Shelby too since the rumors didnt include us re-signing them. Replaced them with Dodd and Kaufusi. Also did it based on the rumor we will get a CB in FA and possibly an OLB. Cut Grimes, add Janoris Jenkins, cut Misi add Irvin. Miller walks as well since he also wasnt included in the rumors.

I can guarantee you without the obvious spoiler inferred, if I asked you which guy had more forced fumbles in their careers, I’m sure you would immediately think Louis Oliver. Obviously, it’s not, it’s Terrell Buckley. T-Buck had 10 FF’s, Oliver 4. Buckley, along with his 10 FF’s also had 50 INT’s. Not too shabby. I know I know, he gave up 1000 TD’s. lol

I’m with ya on T-Buck and Oliver. I think they were very similar players in many ways. They gave you a big play, but they also gave up their fair share too. Still, I liked both a lot, and it was fun to watch both of them play.

Yep! They were gamblers on defense the same way Marino was as a passer. But they all made big plays and there was more positive than negative. It’s funny how people focus on the bad plays more than the good with some players. Marino threw a ton of TD passes but also threw quite a few INTs. I wonder if people know Marino had two 5 INT games in his career.

S Erik McMillan of the Jets was to Marino what Chili Davis of SF was to Dwight Gooden.

“If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS’s ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president.”

And I assume at that point the Pope would also realize who god’s actual representative on earth is.

Mike, I like the idea of the ZBS with more athletic OL, but that is mainly in the run game. But if those guys can’t handle the guys in front of them in pass pro, then it’s not really worth it especially when you pass 65/35. SMH

i remember one game. and i think it was late in the season and kind of a meaningless game or like some wild chance they make the playoffs. and i think it was atl or some other team just as bad. and the other team scored to take the lead with like a min plus. it was third and long and dan scrambled like 12 yards or so to get a first down. i think while he was scrambling the network went to commercial and then came back just at the end of his 12 yard run. i remember cause i went and made a sandwich while he was running 12 yards. but that fucker picked it up and went down and they scored to win the game. he was one of those elite athletes when it came to winning

This is where people need to rethink the lesser of two evils. That’s how nothing changes. Trump isn’t really a conservative either if that’s where you stand, he’s more of a benevolent dictator with leanings on both sides of the aisle. Hillary is simply a dictator type who thinks she knows more than you and is better than you.

hey what do you do at night for fun?
well i am an old fuck i play this fun game of FU roulette
wow that sounds like fun what is it
well slow down there told you i am old. i go on this stupid fucking dolphin blog with a lot of other olde fucks but trust me it is fun
oh really what is it
well every time you hit the refresh button you have no idea who’s comment you will end up on
yep, you are fucking old.

Keanu Neal is the best player in the draft that no one is talking about yet. He’s a heat-seeking missile coming down from his perch at safety, and with the drills in Indy designed to highlight burst and flexibility, Neal should dominate. “

I agree, and honestly, I’m disappointed that Trump is in the lead as well. I think too many people think just because in theory he isn’t beholden to any lobbyists that he’s the best choice. Is that really all there is? We need to fix the system, and destroy the 2 party system that rules the day now. I had heard Bloomberg was going to run on the Independent ticket, but then I haven’t heard anything in a while.

Anyone ever watch the History Channel, they have that Nostradamus effect show…
They show the 3rd Anti-Christ in front of a crowd of thousands cheering him on.
Trump is that man and its going to be Armageddon!
I’m voting for him anyway, he dont take no shit!!!
And resign Mathews!

I have watched some Nostradamus show, it really got on my nerves. The loose interpretation of the stuff he said, and also the fact that he made a million freaking predictions, makes it easy to say he got all these things right.

Keanu Neal is the best player in the draft that no one is talking about yet. He’s a heat-seeking missile coming down from his perch at safety, and with the drills in Indy designed to highlight burst and flexibility, Neal should dominate. “
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Al, appreciate the posting, i respect Miller too. Its hard sometimes for me to convince its not bias as ai am a HUGE UF fan, but i do try very hard to tell it like it is when saying if i think another team i care a lot about should use a draft pick to gt them.

Neal is damn good, even though i think next year Marcus Maye probably will be an even better prospect. Heal hit a guy this year, so hard, i felt it at my house lol. Very aggressive player.

I read on Twitter today Lamar was on the Joe Rose show and said he finally met Gase and was really impressed. His FA will not be dictated by money but rather how he’s used. He wants 20+ touches a game. Said he studied Gase’s use of Moreno Z his final year in Denver where Gase used him like that.

Tim thats horrible competition for us. They have tons of cap space to use and when Peyton retires finally, they will have another 21.5 mil on top of that. We have 0 way to compete with Denver money wise, and they can make the same usage promises as we can too.

Gase just has to point at past few years of him as an OC, the pattern is there on touches. Usually has one back that get 25-30 a gam and another that gets about 10. Usually the 25-30 touch guy is used petty well in the receiving game as well so he can probably expect 4-6 throws to him as well.

As far as Miller beign back, its not th teams decision, i promise you we will be out bid in FA, and there will be teams who are going to use him in the number of touches range he is expecting. The only think we have at this point is how much Miller wants to stay with the Phins so anything that ends up with Miller next year comes because Miller loves this team/city period.

If i dont get Miller either im bumping the priority of RB in my draft strategy and hoping i get an equivalent player, even if it takes a year or so to develop, or im getting Matt Forte on a affordable 2 year type contract. I know everyone is convinced that Forte will be expensive but that is not what the market is going to dictate this year. There are several young, up and coming RB’s who are going to get their paydays, Forte is going to get last contract aging RB money, even though talent wise i think he still has plenty left in the tank.

I think Kenyan Drake, is the best bang for the buck replacement for Miller, but Kenneth Dixon, Devonte Booker, Alex Collins, would all be backs that could give us some of that special talent Miller has. Jonathan Williams could as well as long as he shows at cmbine that he is fully recovered. Derrick Henry might be an idea if we are looking for more of a 3 down guy who only rotates out to be rested.

It still makes me mad that we had Miller in a contract year and didn’t ride him like seabiscuit, especially since resigning him is unlikely at this point. He’s commanding a salary like we did use him properly.

had heard Bloomberg was going to run on the Independent ticket, but then I haven’t heard anything in a while.

MIke E, I too am tired of the two party system, but unfortunately unless things are changed at the 50 individual state levels (every state has their own way of doing things) there will never be a third party candidate elected. It’s not even possible the way some states are set up.

Well you wouldn’t be a trail blazer or anything. Like the first black president Obama, or the first women president (if we are so unlucky) like Hilary. There have already been several pigs to hold the office.

“I keep trying to get Smith in the 2nd round…………..but it never works” Honestly I don’t think any of the guys I picked in that Mock will drop to where I was able to get them. Fanspeak lost their minds for a minute there.

DBolt, i think ya gotta look at it like this. Draft an ILB high, or draft an OLB high, and pick up one in FA. Laurinaitis i think winds up being less expensive and a bigger upgrade at MLB than say Irvin at OLB. So then you go RD1/Rd2 at OLB and you have a pretty sick LB corps.

Long had been relegated to second tier on the depth chart for the Ram’s i think he would come pretty cheap compared to re-signing or getting a guy in FA. He probably has a little bit left in the tank though and would give us a starter until either a lower round DE developed or we found a better option in a later draft.

I doubt very seriously anyone takes Jaylon Smith before the second round. Unless he pulls a wolverine and shows up really ahead of schedule in the healing process, like able to show something significant at combine meetings, i dont see how any team can take that level of risk, unless of course they are a team with no needs, maybe Denver or Pats would probably take than chance, oh wait they dont have a 1st rounder…boo hoo

I think it wouldnt be a bad idea to pick up a guy like Irvin then draft a guy like Ragland or Brothers, but just as effective would be pick up a guy like Laurinaitis and then draft a guy like Jack, Jones or Lee.

I just got back from a wake. A woman I grew up with, her husband died way too young of cancer. I actually met him not through her, but at a sports bar as he was also a Phins fan. His last name was Marino. I would see him over the years to watch the game, then he started bringing his young son “Danny” with him. So I got to know him too. He’s also friends with another of my friend’s son so I see him at functions from time to time.

It’s funny, everyone who knows or has now met Gase says the same thing, he’s enthusiastic, fiery and competitive. Yet at his PC he came across as laid back and even keel. Just goes to show you that you can’t judge someone based on one situation. At the podium is different than being around the guys talking and coaching football.

Piggy, I read Garnett’s pros and cons at CBS and I’m really getting annoyed with how contradictory they are. I mean one moment he’s a guy who can dominate then he’s a guy who needs work and lacks this and that. They need to trim that shit down. Too much wandering opinion.

Piggy, last year the first WR I was high on was Parker, then White, then Cooper. I saw too much one foot in from Parker and thought that was a con. LOL

White looked like another Julio Jones. Cooper was just really good. I now think Parker might be the best of all of them. He has a natural gift for locating the ball and using his size and talent to go get it.

That WR class was really strong but many had ailments that kept them from having productive rookie seasons. Whatever with all the rest, Parker shined in a big way. I’d be shocked if he’s not a top WR for the next 5 years minimum. Tannehill saw it too. LOL

here’s a idea 4 u guys to think about draft and FA. FA get a guard and get a low priced competition in other need spots. Don’t resign lamor thomas or OV. Pick up low priced rb in fa like ray rice.OV is not going to be good because he has only one move to get to the qb and that is not going to last with the nfl protecting qb’s knee’s.

The draft, pick a center in 3rd round which maybe is the best rated center coming out. Move Pouncey to guard which he played in college. Fourth round draft highest rated FB. 2nd and 1st round use for CB and LB with low salary for rookies.
Next year start drafting a high draft choice for OL replacements needed with expiring contracts plus we should have extra money available for FA.

Yes, Pouncey did, but he’s a much better center. You can’t expect a rookie 3rd rounder to come in and play center, while calling the plays, and expect that to be an upgrade. I think Douglas holds down one of the guard spots, the other will be winner between Thomas, Turner, and a vet FA. The O has to be better with Gase calling the plays and running an offense that isn’t so Philbinie 😛

With the injuries we’ve had at tackle, this isn’t a bad move, and it is a good time to take an LT to replace Albert some day, but we have to get a play making LB in the first round Smith, Jack or Ragland, or we wasted another yr of paying Suh big bucks without having a playmaker behind him to make the O pay for double/triple teaming him.

I can see us taking Stanley since we have Albert’s contract due next. Let him play guard until Albert leaves or Fins don’t pay him and he has to leave.He didn’t want to play guard in KC and I don’t think he will sacrifice playing guard here either. He was a guard in college.

After the 2013 season this article came out on Lauriniaitis, after 2013 he was ranked as the 93rd best player in the NFL. Laurinaitis is never going to be the type of player to wow anyone with bone-rattling hits or uber-athletic splash plays. But he’s about as solid as it gets in the middle. The tackle stats speak for themselves and also represent a nod to his durability as he has never missed a game in five NFL seasons.

After 2014 he was the top 4-3 inside LBer as far as missed tackles go. I wouldn’t mind signing him to an FA contract, which would make it ok to draft Ronnie Stanley or Hargreaves.

I agree. I also think backup tackle is just as important for the team as guard. the last 2 years our tackles have gone down and that’s killed the oline. Ultimately though our scheme needs to allow tanny to get rid of the ball much faster. sub 2.5 secs

We need more stability at guard regardless of who it is, and an upgrade over Fox for sure. I think Gase/Christensen will do a better job keeping the dogs off RT in vulnerable formations and down and distance situations. That was the biggest issue.

I also expect better route concepts which is suppose to be Gase’s area of expertise.

Howard is a solid option if we let Miller walk. I don’t have a good feel for what will happen with Miller. I can see a team offering him 5 years $32M due to his age, low touch per game average but very productive per as well. Would you match that?

Don’t see Whitehair lasting until the 3rd. This fascination with Jaylon Smith who has a long rehab ahead of him baffles me. Like we’re the team that can afford that sort of thing. I don’t get it. He’s not the next Lawrence Taylor and he’s a question at MLB at the next level. Not sure he has the frame to hold up inside. He looks more like an OLB to me. Is that position really that key that we can maybe forgo his rookie season for future fascinations about his upside?

I see a lot of fans speak of Ragland as if he’s not a factor. He’s a stocky built guy who knows how to play the game and could serve as a run stopper and blitzer on long down and distance. Let’s see how he stacks up after the combine. I expect 6-0+ 255, 4.7ish, 20+ reps of 225. If he does that, I’d take him at #8.

I think Ragland replaces Misi and the other two can be nickel LBs. Jenkins played on a high ankle sprain most of the season missing games because of it. Hewitt shined down the stretch. We really need to figure out DE, CB and S.

AT 6:48 PM PIGGY SAID. “You guys aren’t going to like wedges scouting report this week.” WHY is THAT, Piggy?? Is wedge going to tell us “Ross wouldn’t know a good GM or Head Coach if one bit him in the ass??” –OR,has Gase already tested that theory by BITING ROSS IN THE ASS??
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On another issue, Florida Atlantic’s baseball team went into Starkville yesterday and beat South Dakota State 11-5, then beat #11 ranked Mississippi State 10-6 on their home field. TONIGHT, FAU leads Mississippi State 4-0 in the 8th inning, having out hit the Bulldogs 12-2 so far. Those old Bulldog fans haven’t rang their cowbells very often tonight. Another win tonight by FAU might put them in the Top 25, at the expense of an over-rated SEC team. I really love college baseball and always try to catch as many games as I can. A friend has invited me up to Cowlumbus to see FAU take on Ohio State this season. If Southwest has decent fares on their direct flight, I might take him up on the invitation. The Buckeyes, no doubt, will be looking to return this ass-kicking they received in a 3-game series in Boca Raton last season.

with the draft and FA, I think we have to hit on getting 4 quality new starters for this team to challenge.
DRAFT—-rounds 1(cb or lb) and 2(lb or cb), 3rd round (G or center) and 4 with a FB.
FA—quality guard.
Draft after round 4- OT, safety, and then development players.
after final team cuts—hopefully we can get another starter

The team will need to simplify the play book from a typical NFL playbook of 120 plus plays to 30-40 plays that everyone can absorb and be on the same page every play. During the season they can game plan with new plays while adding 2-3 new plays each game to playbook.